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GEORGE SHINE, OF BANGOR, MICHIGAN.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 365,870, dated July 5, 1887.

l v Application filed January 11, 1887. Serial No.l2.24.072. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, GEORGE SHINE, acitizen of the United States, residing at Bangor, in the county of Van Buren and State of Michigan, have invented new and useful Improve- Aments in Gates, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in automatic sliding and rolling gates; and it consists in certain novel features, hereinafter described and claimed.

lIn the annexed drawings, which fully illustrate my invention, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved gate, showing it locked in its normal closed position. Fig. 2 is a front elevation, partly in section, showing the gate in an elevated position. Fig. 3 is a side elevation showing the gate opened and showing the movable fence-section as pushed into the line of the fence. Fig. 4 is a detail horizontal sectional view showing the mechanism for securing the gate at any desired elevation. Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view showing a modication thereof, and Fig. 6 is a detail view in elevation showing a brace for adjusting the gate and fence-sections to a hillside.

Referring now to the drawings by letter, A designates a gate having my improvements applied thereto. The gate may be formed entirely of wood or metal, or any preferred material, or may be made, as shown, of wood and wire combined. Along the upper edge of the gate and projecting to one side thereofI secure a cog-rack bar, a, the bottoms of the spaces between the cogs being open so as to prevent accumulation of snow, &c., between the cogs, and the consequent choking of the rack. The gate is supported by two rollers, a', which are journaled in stirrups B just below the top bar of the gate, which rests upon the same. The under side of the top bar of the gate is 4provided with a curved notch, a2, which engages` the forward one of the rollers a when the gate is closed, and thereby aids in holding thegate in its closed position. The stirrups B, within post, D', set at a distancefrom the gate. These universal joints, it will be seen, are composed of a circular band, l, and the forks 2 8, pivotally secured thereto at right angles to each other, the said forks being formed on. the ends of the crank-shaft d and the shaft c.

As shown in the drawings, the journal-box is pivot-ally mounted upon the end of an arm, d', extended from the post and ksecured thereto; but it is obvious that the journal-box may be secured direct-ly to the post. Upon the shaft c, I mount a cog-wheel, G, which engages the cog-rack a rin the operation of the gate. I also mount upon this shaft a grooved roller, around which I-wrap a rope or chain, c, having its ends secured to the opposite ends of the gate. The stirrups B pass upward th rough notches in the top rail of the fence, and are thereby held against lateral displacement. They are firmly secured to the fence by-means of the U-shaped bolts E, which are 'passed around that half of the stirrups next the fence and have their legs or ends inserted through the posts and rails of the fence, as shown in Fig. 4. That end of the bolts which is inserted through the fence-rail has an ordinary nut, e, thereupon, while the end inserted through the post is provided with a tail-nut, e.

F designates two levers pivotally secured to the post D', or to arms extended therefrom, and in position to be turned into the path of the cranks on the ends of the crank-shafts d, and consequently prevent their turning. These levers are connected by a wire or other suitable connection, f, in order to secure their simultaneous operation.

H indicates a movable fence-section, which is provided adjacent to the free or outer end of the gate. rIhis fence-section II is not se cured to the ground, but is set out ol' line with IOO the main body of the fence, and its rear end in its` new position. Instead of the arrange- 55 or end farthest from the gate is held to the end of the fence proper by a small post, h', set a little to one side of the end of the fence. The sired.

movable section H is held between this post vh and the fence proper, and is held up by a bar, h2, connecting the post h and therfence proper, and passing under the top rail of the movable section. The 'outer end of this movable section, or end next the gate, is provided on its lower edge with a cross-bar, I, which extends on both sides of vthe same, and is secured to sills t' by stakes t', and provided with braces I', extending from its ends to near the upper edge of the section and secured thereto, as shown.

When it is desired to carry extra-wide machines-such as reapers,`binders, Std-from field to eld, and the opening made by sliding the gate back is not large enough, it is only necessary to pull up the stakes t" and push the movable section H back into the line of the fence. It will thus be seen that the movable section acts as a supplemental gate and at the same time has all the requisites of a section of the fence.

In Eig. 6 I have shown the mode of adjusting the gate or fence-sections to an inclined surface, such as a hillside. It consists in providing a brace, J, pivotally secured to the lowest rail of the fence or gate, and provided with a slot, j, in its upper end, through which a screw or bolt, j', is passed linto one of the fence-rails in order to secure the brace thereto. The rails are connected to the posts or end bars by pivotal connections, so as to allow of the ready adjusting of the fence.

- In setting up the fence on a hillside the posts are set up in a vertical position, and the rails will assume their proper position by reason-of their pivotal connection withthe posts. The screw or bolt j being then tightened in its position, the fence will be firmly held in its place and cannot be removed therefrom, except byy breaking it, without first loosening the said screw or bolt.

When it is desiredto secure the gate in an elevated position, the tail-nuts e are loosened and the hold of the bolts E on the stirrups B thereby slackening or diminishing sufficiently to allow thesaid stirrups to be elevated to the desiredheight, carrying the gate with them, as will be understood, when the said tail-nuts are again tightened and the gate thereby held ment just described, however, that shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings may be used, if so de- In this form the stirrups are held to the fence by staples K, firmly and permanently secured to the fence and passed around the inner bar or half of the stirrup., Cams L are pivotally secured to the fence-posts and bear against the stirrups. When the gate has been adj usted to a higher position, the cams L are caused to bear hard against the stirrups and make them bind against the staples K, as will be understood.

The operation of my gate will, it is thought, be easily understood andits advantages readily appreciated. It is caused to slide or roll in or out, so as to open or close by simply revolving the crank-shaft, and this, it is obvious, can be effected by a .person on horseback or in avehicle without dismounting. If it is desired to lock the gate in either an open or closed posi.

of the revolving crank-handles, when they will j be locked, as before stated. When itis desired to have a larger passage through the fence than is provided by opening the gate,'it is only necessary to pull up the anchors holding the supplemental gatein position and push the same along the line of fence, as before stated. The universal joints in the crankshafts, before referredv to, enable the said shafts to automatically adjust themselves to the elevation of the gate and to operate without regard to the height at which the gate may be held.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

The combination, with a sliding or rolling gate, of operating crank-shafts extending to the sides of the gate, suitable gearing whereby the motion of said shafts is communicated to the gate, and locking-levers arranged at the sides of the gate and adapted to be thrown `into the path of the operating-cranks, asset forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE SHINE.

Witnesses:

JOHN B. HOPKINS, CHARLES S. WARNER.

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